Fat Joe's Net Worth (Updated 2022) | Wealthy Gorilla

Net Worth:	$4 Million
Age:	55
Born:	August 19, 1970
Gender:	Male
Height:	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Country of Origin:	United States of America
Source of Wealth:	Professional Rapper
Last Updated:	Dec 26, 2025

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• Introduction
• Music Career
• Tax Evasion
• Federal Lawsuit
• Real Estate
• Highlights
• Summary

Introduction

Fat Joe is an American professional rapper with an estimated net worth of $4 Million.

Joe is widely recognized for being a member of the hip-hop group D.I.T.C. and the CEO of his record label, Terror Squad. He has signed many notable artists to his record label over the years, including Big Pun, Tony Sunshine, Remy Ma, DJ Khaled, and many more.

Music Career

Fat Joe’s music career officially began in 1992. Later that same year, he established his own record label, Terror Squad, in New York City. Since then, he has worked with some of the biggest record labels, including Atlantic, Universal, and E1.

He has also had the opportunity to work with some of the music industry‘s biggest stars, such as Big Pun, Apache, Jennifer Lopez, DJ Khaled, Remy Ma, French Montana, and many more.

In 1993, Fat Joe made his debut as a solo musician with his album ‘Represent’. Later in his career, he released numerous additional albums, including The Elephant in the Room, All or Nothing, Me, Myself and I, Loyalty, The Book of Joe, and several others. Joe has also made numerous appearances in films like ‘Scary Movie 3,’ ‘Happy Feet,’ ‘Empire,’ ‘Thicker than Water,’ ‘Supermodel,’ and ‘Prison Song.’

Tax Evasion

In December 2012, Fat Joe was arrested and sentenced to four months in federal prison for tax evasion. The rapper had reportedly failed to pay income tax on approximately $3 million in earnings between 2007 and 2007. Prosecutors stated that the total revenue loss to the government during that time was $718,038. His bond was later set at $250,000, and he was also fined an additional $15,000, in addition to his sentence. Fat Joe’s attorney stated that he “had already taken steps to resolve this situation.”

Federal Lawsuit

In June 2025, Terrance Dixon, Fat Joe’s former hype man, filed a $20 million lawsuit against Fat Joe, accusing the artist of engaging in sexual relations with minors. In the court documents, Dixon also alleged that Joe forced him to perform over 4,000 sexual acts by coercion. Fat Joe has denied all the allegations, claiming they were a “money grab”, and at the time of writing, the case is ongoing.

Real Estate

In June 2000, Fat Joe paid $115,000 for a 1.01-acre parcel of land in Plantation, Florida. He built a 5,143-square-foot, five-bedroom, five-bathroom home on the lot and listed it for $2.4 million in 2009. According to MiamiMLS, the property sold for $1,358,333 in January 2011; however, public records list the closing price at $1.18 million.

Highlights

Here are some of the best highlights of Fat Joe’s career:

• Don Cartagena (1998)
• Loyalty (2002)
• Teen Choice Awards, Choice Music: Collaboration (2002) – nominee
• MTV Video Music Awards, Best Hip-Hop Video (2002) – nominee
• Grammy Awards, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration (2003) – nominee
• All or Nothing (2005)
• Me, Myself & I (2006)
• The Elephant in the Room (2008)
• Grammy Awards, Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group (2008) – nominee
• The Darkside III (2013)
• Grammy Awards, Best Rap Performance (2017) – nominee
• Plata O Plamo (2017)
• Family Ties (2019)

Summary

Fat Joe is one of the most famous names in the music industry. He is a rapper who has built his record label from the ground up and worked with some of the most iconic musicians of our time.

Throughout the many years of his career, Fat Joe’s net worth has amounted to approximately $4 Million, and he will surely earn more money as he continues to do more work in the industry.